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蜷縮

蜷縮

See also: 蜷缩

Chinese

Melania libertina; wriggle (as a worm)
 
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (蜷縮)
simp. (蜷缩)

Verb

蜷縮

  1. to huddle; to curl up
    室外非常寒冷大家身體蜷縮起來保暖 [MSC, trad.]
    室外非常寒冷大家身体蜷缩起来保暖 [MSC, simp.]
    Shìwài fēicháng hánlěng, dàjiā dōu bǎ shēntǐ quánsuō qǐlai bǎonuǎn. [Pinyin]
    It's freezing outside, everyone huddle together to keep warm.